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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The trade-name of a substitute for bone or celluloid, prepared by gelatinizing casein with borax solution and treating the product with acetic acid and lead acetate and drying it under pressure.
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hernesheir commented on the word lactite
Cf. galalith and ivoroid.
February 8, 2013